Man taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after falling from bridge in Dudley

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the A461 Duncan Edwards Way between Castle Gate and Flood Street, at around 9am on Saturday to reports of a man falling from a bridge on the route.

On arrival, emergency services teams found the man had sustained 'serious injuries' and he was taken to hospital. 

A section of the road was closed due to the incident, with West Midlands Police asking everyone to avoid the area where possible. 

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "We were called after a man fell from a bridge on Duncan Edwards Way, Dudley, at just before 9am today (11 January).

 "A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. A section of the road is currently closed and we'd ask people to avoid the area where possible."